ANDY Murray will attempt to end a two-year losing streak against Novak Djokovic when the pair meet in today’s French Open semi-finals.The Briton, seeded third, faces the world number one in the second match in Paris at around 15:00 BST (09:00hrs local).
Home favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga plays Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka in the first semi-final at 12:00 BST (06:00hrs local).
Storms and temperatures exceeding 30C are forecast to hit Roland Garros this afternoon.
The pair have met 26 times with Djokovic leading 18-8, winning the last seven matches against Murray. The Serb is on a 26-match winning streak and is 42-2 this year while Murray is on a 15-match winning run on clay.
They have met twice on clay, with Djokovic winning both times, most recently in Rome in 2011 while Murray’s last victory over Djokovic was in the 2013 Wimbledon final.
Djokovic is battling along the path to complete his set of major titles and become the eighth man to win the career Grand Slam of the Wimbledon, Australian, French and U.S. Opens.